In a push to meet EU targets on renewable energy, DHL and Sainsbury’s are experimenting with new fuel sources in their transport fleets. But have they found the answer?
The search for alternative fuels is one of our biggest challenges so it’s no surprise that it is a key issue for the supply chain too. And when you add an EU deadline into the mix, it is a sure fire way to focus the mind.
The EU’s 2009 renewable energy directive mandates that from 2020, 10% of all fuel for transportation must come from renewables. That may not seem much of a leap when renewables already form 7% of road diesel (pdf), but concern over how land is affected means that the use of conventional biofuels is now limited to 5%, meaning this extra 3% could prove a tall order.